my sentiments too!! I joined just before viet nam, but served during the period of TET - so at first there was no GI bill, just a chance to man up and travel. Seemed like a good deal. Now they sign up for a paid college bonus and 40K when I was overseas I earned 120 a month as a Sargent. If you called home it cost $5.00 a minute. Now Skype...someone needs to get a perspective of the changes.
I was a Navy Wife in a previous life, as well as being in the CAARNG. We were living outside of San Diego, ‘80-81 and between us brought home $700 a month - $500 of which was rent, LOL! No on-base housing for lowly pukes like us!
Those were the Gravy Days for us at the start of our military careers. *SMILE*